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Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Fishing zones

  3. TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

    1. CHAPTER I General provisions

      1. Article 5.TACs and allocations

      2. Article 6.TACs to be determined by Member States

      3. Article 7.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

      4. Article 8.Fishing effort limits

      5. Article 9.Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

      6. Article 10.Measures on Sea bass fisheries

      7. Article 11.Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

      8. Article 12.Closed fishing seasons

      9. Article 13.Prohibitions

      10. Article 14.Data transmission

    2. CHAPTER II Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

      1. Article 15.Additional allocations

      2. Article 16.Conditions for additional allocations

      3. Article 17.Processing of personal data

      4. Article 18.Withdrawal of additional allocations

      5. Article 19.Scientific review of discard assessments

    3. CHAPTER III Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

      1. Article 20.Fishing authorisations

    4. CHAPTER IV Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

      1. Article 21.Quota transfers and exchanges

      2. Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area

        1. Article 22.Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

        2. Article 23.Recreational fisheries

        3. Article 24.Sharks

      3. Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area

        1. Article 25.Prohibitions and catch limitations

        2. Article 26.Exploratory fisheries

        3. Article 27.Krill fishery during the 2016/2017 fishing season

      4. Section 3 IOTC Convention Area

        1. Article 28.Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

        2. Article 29.Drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs)

        3. Article 30.Sharks

      5. Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

        1. Article 31.Pelagic fisheries

        2. Article 32.Bottom fisheries

      6. Section 5 IATTC Convention Area

        1. Article 33.Purse-seine fisheries

        2. Article 34.Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

        3. Article 35.Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

      7. Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area

        1. Article 36.Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

      8. Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area

        1. Article 37.Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

        2. Article 38.Closed area for FAD fishing

        3. Article 39.Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish swordfish

        4. Article 40.Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

        5. Article 41.Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

      9. Section 8 Bering Sea

        1. Article 42.Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

  4. TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

    1. Article 43.TACs

    2. Article 44.Fishing authorisations

    3. Article 45.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

    4. Article 46.Prohibitions

  5. TITLE IV FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2015

    1. Article 47.Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2015/104

  6. TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 48.Committee procedure

    2. Article 48a. Transitional provision

    3. Article 49.Entry into force

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

      1. The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF,...

      2. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be...

      3. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones,...

      4. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table...

      5. Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry...

      6. The following comparative table of common names and Latin names...

      7. Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy...

      8. ANNEX IA

        1. SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, III, IV, V, VI,...

      9. ANNEX IB

        1. NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V,...

      10. ANNEX IC

        1. NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA

      11. ANNEX ID

        1. HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — ALL AREAS

      12. ANNEX IE

        1. ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      13. ANNEX IF

        1. SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

      14. ANNEX IG

        1. SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — ALL AREAS

      15. ANNEX IH

        1. WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

      16. ANNEX IJ

        1. SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

    2. ANNEX IIA

      FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN COD, PLAICE AND SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES SUBAREA IV AND UNION WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIa AND Vb

      1. 1. Scope

        1. 1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on...

        2. 1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres'...

      2. 2. Regulated gears and geographical areas

      3. 3. Authorisations

      4. 4. Maximum allowable fishing effort

        1. 4.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation...

        2. 4.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance...

      5. 5. Management

        1. 5.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with...

        2. 5.2. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or...

        3. 5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be...

      6. 6. Fishing effort report

      7. 7. Communication of relevant data

      8. Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

        1. Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days

    3. ANNEX IIB

      FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

      1. CHAPTER I General Provisions

        1. 1. Scope

        2. 2. Definitions

        3. 3. Limitation in activity

      2. CHAPTER II Authorisations

        1. 4. Authorised vessels

          1. 4.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in...

          2. 4.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no...

      3. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union...

        1. 5. Maximum number of days

          1. 5.1. During the current management period, the maximum number of days at...

          2. 5.2. If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent...

        2. 6. Special conditions for the allocation of days

          1. 6.1. For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days...

          2. 6.2. If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days...

          3. 6.3. When either of the special conditions is not met by...

          4. 6.4. The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1....

        3. 7. Kilowatt day system

          1. 7.1. A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance...

          2. 7.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum...

          3. 7.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to...

          4. 7.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess...

        4. 8. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities...

          1. 8.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a...

          2. 8.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the...

          3. 8.3. Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been...

          4. 8.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

          5. 8.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State...

          6. 8.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional...

          7. 8.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to...

        5. 9. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

          1. 9.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present...

          2. 9.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master...

          3. 9.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

          4. 9.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with...

          5. 9.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a...

      4. CHAPTER IV Management

        1. 10. General obligation

        2. 11. Management periods

          1. 11.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area...

          2. 11.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel...

          3. 11.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be...

      5. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

        1. 12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

          1. 12.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag...

          2. 12.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred...

          3. 12.3. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be...

          4. 12.4. The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting...

          5. 12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on...

        2. 13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

      6. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations

        1. 14. Fishing effort report

        2. 15. Collection of relevant data

        3. 16. Communication of relevant data

    4. ANNEX IIC

      FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

      1. CHAPTER I General provisions

        1. 1. Scope

          1. 1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length...

          2. 1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to...

        2. 2. Definitions

        3. 3. Limitation in activity

      2. CHAPTER II Authorisations

        1. 4. Authorised vessels

          1. 4.1 A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in...

          2. 4.2 However, a vessel with a track record of using a...

          3. 4.3 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no...

      3. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union...

        1. 5. Maximum number of days

        2. 6. Kilowatt day system

          1. 6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing...

          2. 6.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum...

          3. 6.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to...

          4. 6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess...

        3. 7. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities...

          1. 7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a...

          2. 7.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the...

          3. 7.3. Points 7.1. and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been...

          4. 7.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

          5. 7.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State...

          6. 7.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional...

          7. 7.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to...

        4. 8. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

          1. 8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present...

          2. 8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master...

          3. 8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

          4. 8.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with...

          5. 8.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a...

      4. CHAPTER IV Management

        1. 9. General obligation

        2. 10. Management periods

          1. 10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area...

          2. 10.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel...

          3. 10.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be...

      5. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

        1. 11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

          1. 11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag...

          2. 11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred...

          3. 11.3. The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be...

          4. 11.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on...

        2. 12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

      6. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations

        1. 13. Fishing effort report

        2. 14. Collection of relevant data

        3. 15. Communication of relevant data

    5. ANNEX IID

      MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

      1. For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities...

      2. Sandeel management area ICES statistical rectangles 1 31-34 E9-F2; 35...

      3. Appendix 1 to Annex IID

        1. SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

    6. ANNEX III

      MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS

      1. Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway...

    7. ANNEX IV

      ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

      1. 1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised...

      2. 2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to...

      3. 3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively...

      4. 4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing...

      5. 5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and...

      6. 6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each...

    8. ANNEX V

      CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      1. PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      2. PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR...

      3. PART C ANNEX 21-03/A NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR...

    9. ANNEX VI

      IOTC CONVENTION AREA

      1. 1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for...

      2. 2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for...

      3. 3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised...

      4. 4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised...

    10. ANNEX VII

      WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

      1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for...

      2. Spain 14 Union 14

    11. ANNEX VIII

      QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

      1. To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that...

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